A and B Championships

 

B Championships (also known as Divisional Champs)

B Championships is a non-qualifying, end of the season meet against other league pools in our area. This meet is for swimmers who were unable to achieve an A championship qualifying time. Swimmers are able to choose their events for this meet. The meet takes place on the third Saturday of July.

In order to attend this meet, swimmers must declare their availability and sign-up for events on the calendar page on our team website. Swimmers cannot qualify for A championships at this meet. 

Swimmers who qualify for an A champs event cannot swim that particular event at B championships but can swim any other event that does not have an A qualifying time. 

 

A Championships (League Champs)

A Champs is a three-part, qualifying league championship meet. The first meet in the A Champ's series is the Distance Free meet which takes place on the last Monday of July. The second part in the series is the Individual Medley meet which takes place on the last Wednesday of July. The last and most important part of the series is A Champs which is all the regular meet events and relays. This takes place at ASC on the last Saturday of July.

In order to attend one, two, or all of these meets, your swimmer has either made a qualifying time at a regular season dual meet OR has been chosen to swim on their age-group relay team. If you are wondering what the qualifying times are to make this meet, click the tab "Qualifying Times" under Records & Top Times on our main website page. Since we do not swim IM or Distance Free at regular meets, we do a time trial for these events after practice prior to the deadline. 

The deadline to qualify individually for A champs is our last varsity meet of the season (date varies year to year). You cannot qualify for A champs at the B Championship meet. 

If you did not qualify individually, you MAY be asked to swim on a relay for your age group. The coaches create these relays based on the swimmer's top times in every age group. For example, if Joey is seeded 2nd on the ASC Top Time list for his age group, he will most likely be asked to swim in a relay for his age group. If your chosen to swim in a relay, you will swim both medley and free relay's. 

 

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION


Below is a not so brief overview of how our end of the season championship meets work. Please read through everything as there are many scenarios your swimmer may find themselves in!

SCENARIO #1:

Divisional B-Championship Meet
(non-qualifying meet)


SATURDAY, JULY 19th 8:00 AM @ Rose Tree Woods Swim Club

  • This meet is open to ALL swimmers on the team.
  • This meet is optional but recommended.
  • Your child does not have to reach a time standard for this meet and it is a great way to cap off the season.
  • Coaches will create the relay's for B Champs depending on who is attending the meet.
  • If your swimmer qualified for A championships, they can swim in B championships but not in that event.
    • Please note, your child still has until the final varsity meet to qualify for A champs. More on this below.
  • Swimmer's CANNOT qualify for A championships at this meet. 
  • YOU can choose the events your child wants to swim.
  • If you cannot attend this meet, please decline attendance on our website.
  • SIGN-UP DEADLINE IS SATURDAY, JULY 12TH


SCENARIO #2

 

League A Championship Meet (qualifying ONLY)


Distance Freestyle Meet- Monday, July 21st @ 4:00 PM @ Ply Mar Swim Club


Individual Medley Meet- Wednesday, July 23rd @ 4:00 PM @ Hidden Hollow Swim Club


Main Swim Meet Events- Saturday, July 26th @ 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM @ ARONIMINK Swim Club

  • INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: In order to attend one or all meets, your child must have met a certain time standard. 
  • RELAY'S: Relay's automatically make A champs and the coaches choose the four fastest swimmers regardless of qualification times. If you have been asked to swim in a relay, you have one of the top times in your age group. 
  • The first deadline for qualifying for A Champs events is SATURDAY, JULY 12th. BUT, if you qualify for A champs at either of the meets after July 12th, your child must have been entered into that event in B Champs. More on this below.
  •  
  • If you are unsure where your child is ranked among their age group or if they have a qualifying individual time, please visit our website to view the top times and A champs qualifying times. 
    •  
  • We do not swim the Individual Medley or Distance Freestyle events at a regular meet so we will hold try-outs for these events during practice this week and next! If interested in trying out for a distance free or individual medley event, see one of the coaches.


SCENARIO #3


Swimmer not yet qualified for A Champs by 7/12

  • This scenario can be the most complicated to understand but it's extremely important!
  • If your swimmer is close to qualifying for A champs (within 1-1.5 seconds) but they have not yet qualified before the initial deadline of 7/14, they still have a chance to qualify after the 7/12 date ONLY IF if they are signed up to swim that event at B Champs. 
  • For example:
    • Susie Q wants to qualify for 50 free at A champs and the qualifying time is 32.00
    • Susie Q's fastest time this season is 32.89 and she has yet to reach the standard.
    • Susie Q was unable to qualify at the JV and Varsity meet's before the deadline.
    • Susie Q wants another chance to qualify after the first deadline, July 15th.
    • In order to get a final chance, Susie Q's mom signs her up for the 50 free at B champs.
    • Susie Q swims the 50 free at the JV meet after the July 15th deadline and meets the A champs standard going a time of 31.97! 
    • Susie Q's coach can now switch her over from B Champs to A Champs.
    • If Susie Q's mom did not sign her up for the 50 free at B champs, she would have made the qualifying time but not have been able to swim the event at A champs. 

IMPORTANT: Even if you have no intention of swimming at B champs, in order to make A Champs at our last JV or varsity meet, you must sign up for that event at B Champs.